Amusement device



Jan. 7, 1947. A. M. JORDAN AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed March 15, 1945 INVENTOR -A. M Jordan;

ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 7 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs AMUSEMENT DEVICE Arthur M. Jordan, Pinelawn, N. Y.

Application March 15, 1945, Serial No. 582,844

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to toys or amusement devices, and aims to provide a novel, entertaining and compact and unitary miniature amusement park toy for children, the entire combination being actuated by a portable electric motor.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a toy amusement park device which is simple in construction and operation and at the same time inexpensive in cost of manufacture.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the following description, wherein characters of reference refer to like-numbered parts in the accompanying drawing. It is to be noted that the drawing is intended for the purpose of illustration only, and it is neither intended nor desired to limit the invention necessarily to the specific details of construction shown excepting insofar as they may be deemed essential to the invention.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Fig. l is a plan View of the device.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of one of the" elements of the device.

, Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral lil indicates a base having mounted thereon a circular platform ll having a peripheral runway I2 thereon. A post I3 extends rotatably upward through the center of the platform I l, and has a plurality of radial rods [4 extending outward therefrom, below the upper end of the post. Secured to the extremity of each rod M is a miniature car I5 Whose wheels ride on the runway l2.

A disc or the like It is fixed at or near the upper extremity of the post [3, and shorter rods ll extend outward therefrom, and on the extremities thereof miniature airplanes I8 are suspended.

On an extension I?) of the platform or base H), a miniature Ferris wheel 20 is mounted, the cars thereof being shown at 2!. On another extension 22 of the base iii, a miniature carousel 23 is mounted, having a rotatable post 24 provided with a disc or the like 25 on its upper end and mounted in the base 26. A cam-like track 32 friotionally against the track 2?. Animal figures 34 are carried by the posts 39 in the fashion of carousels. A pulley 35 is rigid with the lower end of the center post 24, and a belt 36 is trained thereabout and about a pulley 3'! on the post 53. A second pulley it on the post I3 has a belt ll trained thereabout which, through an idler 39. also passes about a pulley M3 on the shaft 42 of the Ferris wheel. The whole is driven by an electric motor 45 whose pulley d5 is connected by a belt M with the pulley 43 on the other endof the shaft 42.

It is obvious from the above description that energization of the electric motor 46 causes simultaneous operation of the Ferris wheel, the race cars It, the airplanes l8, and the carousel 23. As the carousel turns, the figures 34 alternately move up and down, as is apparent, thus simulating a modern full-size carousel. The motor need not, of course, be applied as shown, as it may be applied at any point in the device where its energy may be utilized to actuate the various elements of the combination.

The device as set forth constitutes an ex-- tremely entertaining toy for children, and as previously mentioned, it can be manufactured inexpensively. 7

Obviously, modifications in form and structure may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

I claim:

A miniature carousel comprising a base having a platform at the top thereof, said platform having a, cam-shaped endless track on the peripheral edge thereof, a post rotatably mounted axially in said base and platform, a horizontal'disc secured to the top of said post, a second horizontal disc secured to said post intermediate its height, said discs having vertically aligned spaced openings therethrough, vertical rods slidably mounted in said aligned openings, said rods having wheels at their lower extremities riding on said track, collars on said rods above said wheels, coiled springs surrounding said rods between said collars and said second disc, said rods having animal figures provided thereon between said discs, said figures being so positioned with respect to said second disc as to'substantially contact the same when the respective rods of said figures are positioned in the troughs of said track thereby causing said figures during rotation of said post to simulate jumping animals using said second disc as a floor, and means for rotating said post.

ARTHUR M. JORDAN. 

